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Lapis Armenius, Azurite Armenian StoneLapis Ligurius; MelochitesHajar Armani (Unani)Mthing sngon མཐིང་སྔོན་ (Tibetan) Hortus sanitatis, 1491 Ortus Sanitatis, Beck, 1517 Azurite crystalsPhoto by Parent Gery (Wikimedia) Mineralogical name: Azuritum Parts used: Washed and prepared stone Temperature & Taste: Neutral (slightly Cool), Dry. Sweet, Sour, slightly Toxic Uses: 1. Clears Wind-Phlegm, Calms the Mind and Spirit: -Apoplexy,…
Morus Cortex, Mulberry Bark, Sang Bai Pi 桑白皮 Sang Bai Pi (TCM） Morus albaBotanische wandplaten (Plantillustrations) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Morus alba Parts used: Root-Bark Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Sweet. Some older TCM sources said it was Warm, others said Neutral Classifications: Q. Stop Cough and Wheezing Uses: 1….
Allium fistulosum, Spring Onion, Cong Bai 葱白 Scallion, Green OnionCong Bai (TCM) Vietz, F.B., Icones plantarum medico-oeconomico-technologicarum, vol. 3 (1806) Botanical name: Allium fistulosumRelated Allium species are used similarly including A. macrostemon (Chinese Chive) Parts used: White part of the fresh stalks Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent Classification: A. Clear Exterior Wind-Cold Uses: 1….
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Gelsemium sempervirens, Yellow Jasmine Yellow Jessamine, Carolina Wild Woodbine, Evening Trumpet FlowerGou Wen (TCM) Gelsemium sempervirensLounsberry, Southern wild flowers and trees (1901) Gelsemium root1. A twisted, split and striated root;2. Small fissures beginning at the root scar;3. Small wiry root;4. Thin cortex;5. Thick, finely radiate wood.(Squibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919) Gelsemium rootNotes…
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Tormentilla, Tormentil Septfoil, Septifolium, Pentaphyllum, Heptaphyllum Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Kurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 Flora von Deutschland (25), Kohler, 1886 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Potentilla tormentillaWild and Alpine varieties were differentiated Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Cool, very dry. Bitter Classifications: 2N. REPELLENT. 2O. ASTRINGENT. 2P. HEMOSTATICS. 2T. GLUTINATE. 2Z. CICATRIZING Uses:…
Terra Lemnia, Earth of Lemnos KaolinKha ika (Ayurveda)Yugs rdo ཡུགས་རྡོ་ (Tibetan) Ortus Sanitatis, Beck, 1517 KaolinPhoto by Tommy from Arad Mineralogical name: Kaolinite; Halloysite: Hydrated Aluminium Silicate Parts used: Cleansed (washed) yellow clay-earth Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Sweet, sour. Properties: Nature: lumpsColor: whitish, sometimes with hints of colorStreak: whiteCleavage: noneFracture: noneLustre: VitreousTenacity: BrittleTransparency: TranslucentHardness:…
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Aquilaria, Aloeswood, Chen Xiang 沉香 Eaglewood, Agar, Agarwood, Aloes Wood, Wood of AloesChen Xiang (TCM)Agaru (Ayurveda)A gar ཨ་གར (Tibetan)Ood, Ood Hindi, Ood-ul Hindi, Ood Gharqi (Unani) Left: True Aloeswood; Center: Aloeswood tree; Right: ‘Spurious’ (false) AloeswoodMuseum Museorum, Valentini, 1704 A. agallocha (left)Royle, J.F., Illustrations of the botany and other branches of the naturalhistory of the Himalayan Mountains and of the flora…
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